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| Muslim anger at war game that targets 'Arabs' |
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| Thursday, 10 April 2008 | |
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Players can pay to dress up in camouflaged military gear and fight opponents wearing shemaghs - the traditional headdress of Arab men - at a 20-acre former RAF hospital in Nocton, Lincs. Participants use replica machine guns, pistols and sniper rifles which fire 6mm BB rounds. Images from the Zulu 1 website show soldiers pointing rifles at hooded "Arab" men spreadeagled on the floor. Founders Peter Jenkins, 41, and Darren Howells, 42, denied the use of Arab head dress was racist, claiming it was the "easiest way to tell who the enemy are". But the Muslim Association of Britain said the scheme was "short-sighted and foolish". Executive member Mokhtar Badri said: "Any sort of game that associates guns and violence with a particular culture is clearly wrong. "They could use any other type of colour or dress to tell between teams which would not cause offence. "Using Arab dress, especially in the current climate, is short-sighted and foolish. "And regardless of the offence causes, young people should not be given the opportunity to play in an environment where guns are being glamourised." More than 40 people have signed up for the game's launch on May 25. Source: Telegraph.co.uk           Readers have left 4 comments.
wendy mann:
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how can this not be an incitement to hatred - violence?
has anyone complained to the police in an official capacity?
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2008-04-11 10:13:42
Brunel:
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The fact that the 'enemy' is shown to be wearing 'civilian' identifiers (i.e. fabric headress & not a helmet) just demonstrates once again the sheer cowardice inherent in the various so-called military operations.
Who won't look 'brave' all camouflaged-up, war-paint and all, armed with weapons of evil, and shooting at/abusing ill-armed, or even unarmed civilians, callously labelled 'the enemy'? (and zapping a villager from a plane 50,000 feet up, isn't 'bravery': it is simple cowardice!) This is just pure racism. It is a version of 'nigger hunting' that is fantasised about by white spremacists in America (there are suspicions that it may actually happen in remote Hick's Ville). Yes, of course, it is tantamount to incitement to racial/religious hatred. Makes the enemy easier to identify? Well, so would an Afro wig! Can you imagine if they used that? Or if they used a yamulka? Can you imagine if the 'enemy' were all dressed as Jews? In fact this is what we would call 'War Porn'! Sick and evil racists dress up and pay to get all excited about shooting/abusing non-white enemy. Time to prosecute and jail these evil people. Time also to ban racist computer games where 'arab' enemies are routinely shot to pieces while racists and Zionists exult,guffaw and snort. Just as violent porn encourages violence against women, violent war games encourage abuse and murder. And if the 'enemy' is an Arab, then it makes the killing of an Arab more acceptable in the minds of the game player. Why has this been allowed to go on so long? Have the Muslims been asleep?
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2008-04-11 18:01:57
Islamic Torch:
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Well done MPACUK what the world didn't know - they certainly do now... The Zulu organisers should send you guys a free membership for life ... what brilliant way to advertise for free.
Yet not long ago I raised an issue with West Midlands Police - I didn't even get a reply .....
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2008-04-11 18:43:00
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To paraphrase Mokhtar Badri,"any culture that associates with guns and violence is clearly wrong".
Now let us consider the repeated images of the Middle East where the male native population is depicted posturing with guns with the every present intimation of violence.
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2008-04-14 08:38:21
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Muslim leaders have condemned a new war game where teams of soldiers shoot at enemies dressed as Arabs.
